Events

Golf Play Day

• On Monday, June 21, 2010, Rockford United Labor will sponsor its 16th Annual United Way Golf Play Day at Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch served for all registered golfers to follow. Tee-off time will be 12:30 p.m. followed immedietly by dinner and awards at the Ledges Golf Course. We will hold a Putting Contest at 12:00 p.m. This year, golfers will have FOUR chances to win a new vehicle courtesy of Lou Bachrodt Auto Mall and Bachrodt On State by getting a Hole-In-One on any of the four Par-3 holes! To register your foursome or for sponsor information please contact Trisha Welte, AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison at 815.986.4822.

Golf Play Day 2010 Brochure

NALC Food Drive

• Join the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 245 in their efforts to Stamp Out Hunger! by placing a sturdy bag of non-perishable food items next to your mailbox on Saturday, May 8th. For more information or to volunteer, contact Trisha Welte, AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison at 815.986.4822.

Workers Memorial Day

• Wednesday, April 28, 2010, the unions of the AFL-CIO will observe Workers’ Memorial Day to remember the men and women of organized labor who have died in their chosen occupation.  More than three decades ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job.  Unions and our allies have fought hard to make that promise a reality – winning protections that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives and prevented millions of workplace injuries.  Nonetheless, the toll of workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths remains enormous. A ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the E.J. "Zeke" Giorgi Building on Wyman Street in Rockford at 5:00 p.m. Please join us as we remember and honor the local workers who have died while in their chosen occupation.  

Labor Day Parade

• The 58th Annual Labor Day Parade will be held on Monday, September 6, 2010. This year's theme is: UNION: Rebuilding The Middle Class.  The parade will start promptly at 10:00 a.m.  Parade route is 7th Street and 6th Avenue, north to East State Street and concludes on the west side of the river.  The reviewing stand and bleachers are on North Main Street across from Beattie Park. If you'd like to participate in this year's Parade, please contact Trisha Welte at 815-986-4822 for a registration form.